Creativity Quotes
Where does inspiration come from? These quotes explore the mysterious process of making something new.
21159 quotes
A
A
A
A
A
S
A
A
A
S
S
H
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
V
V
V
V
V
V
"People who have nothing to do are the ones who write the most."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"Creativity is the highest form of human expression."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"I know the magic of words. But now words are so overused."Anna Akhmatova
"I write because I must, not because I wish to."Anna Akhmatova
"The night is full of voices that only writers can hear."Anna Akhmatova
"Creativity is the essence of human progress"Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"The definition of genius is that it is able to receive a commission to betray itself."Søren Kierkegaard
"I suffer from my nerves. But they make me creative."August Strindberg
"Genius is the art of seeing things that are not there."August Strindberg
"To create is to suffer; creation demands pain."August Strindberg
"Creativity flows from the same source as breath and heartbeat."Selma Lagerlöf
"The deepest creativity springs from our wounds transformed into wisdom."Selma Lagerlöf
"The truly creative person embraces their own strangeness."Henrik Ibsen
"Genius is not born; it is created through suffering and struggle."Boris Pasternak
"Creativity is the residue of time wasted."Boris Pasternak
"Creativity is the breath of human existence."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Genius is the capacity to see connections others cannot."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"The creative act is an assertion of human freedom."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"The muse visits those who have prepared a place for her in their hearts."Anna Akhmatova
"I write because silence would destroy me."Anna Akhmatova
"My verses are my children; they will outlive me and carry my legacy."Anna Akhmatova
"The muse is jealous; she demands all or nothing from her chosen ones."Anna Akhmatova
"In my verses, I have immortalized moments that time could not erase."Anna Akhmatova
"I am sustained by the belief that what we create echoes through eternity."Anna Akhmatova
"I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child."Vladimir Nabokov
"Genius is an African who dreams up snow."Vladimir Nabokov
"You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style."Vladimir Nabokov
"The artist is a feeler and a thinker."Vladimir Nabokov
"I write with the precision of a poet and the soul of a painter."Vladimir Nabokov
"My task is the task of the poet."Vladimir Nabokov